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THE SECOND BOOK IN THE KATE MARTINELLI MYSTERY SERIES When a band of homeless people cremate a beloved dog in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the authorities are willing to overlook a few broken regulations. But three weeks later, when the dog's owner gets the same fiery send-off, the San Francisco Police Department has a real headache on its hands. The autopsy suggests homicide, but Inspector Kate Martinelli and her partner, Al Hawkin, have little else to go on: a homeless victim with no positive ID, a group of witnesses with little love forthe cops, and a possible suspect, known only as Brother Erasmus, who proves both articulate and impossible to understand. Erasmus, has a genius for blending with his surroundings, yet he stands out wherever he goes. He is by no means crazy--but he is a Fool. Kate begins the frustrating task of interrogating a man who communicates only through quotations. In Laurie R. King'sTo Play the Fool, trying to learn something of his history leads Kate along a twisting road to a disbanded cult, long-buried secrets, the thirst for spirituality, and the hunger for bloody vengeance.… (plus d'informations)
This second Kate Martinelli mystery begins with the cremation of a dog in the park by a group of homeless people. But when the same group attempts the cremation of the dog's owner three weeks later the police are called in. When it is determined that the death was murder, Martinelli and Hawkin are assigned the case.
They have an unidentified victim known only as John, a bunch of homeless witnesses with varying mental illnesses, and a mysterious character known as Brother Erasmus. Brother Erasmus is a beloved character among the homeless and also well-known across the bay at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union, and among the entertainers at Fisherman's Wharf. He is a man of mystery who only speaks in quotations.
Interviewing him is an exercise in frustration for Kate and Al. But as they try to uncover his past, they discover information about the defunct Fools' Movement and a tragic past. There was a lot about the religious implications of being a Fool which was intriguing.
Kate and Lee are still dealing with the aftereffects of Lee's shooting which ended the previous book as Lee is in therapy to overcome her paralysis. Kate had been on leave to help her; this is only her second case since she's been back as an active homicide detective.
The characters were all intriguing. I loved the setting of the story. It was also an engaging mystery. ( )
I enjoyed the theology that was woven through a genuinely mysterious story with truly interesting characters. I think Laurie King does a great job of making that all work...This was my first in her Martinelli series, but I look forward to reading more. ( )
This book was interesting, but I didn’t find it to have as smooth a transition from the first book to this one. The book centers on funeral pyres in Golden Gate Park and the death of homeless people. It is an interesting look at the way homeless people survive and the communities they make among themselves, though I have no idea how accurate King’s descriptions are. The central character, Kate, is getting back into the swing after the near death of her lover and an apparent disastrous case between the one where we met her and the one that makes up the plot of this novel. The descriptions are not as complete as in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes books and this particular volume came across as choppy.
Should have started with the first book! I think it was totally spoiled by reading the second book first. I now know all about the relationships, the health problems, etc., etc., that came about from the events in book #1. But, that aside, the fool was certainly a different character. How events developed had a logical progression, and San Francisco seems to be a separate character all on its own! Spoiler now:
I'm disappointed in the ending; it would have been a stronger finish if the fool could have remained so. ( )
Kate Martinelli is back with a puzzle that is less a murder mystery (which is hardly there at all) and more with a psychological mystery. Erasmus is a truly original character and the dialogue that Ms. King puts in his mouth is delightful in the way it makes the brain think - dragging up memories of Bible and Shakespeare reading. There's less of Kate's emotional life in this novel - just a bit of commentary on how she and Lee are coping with the aftermath of the events of the first novel. ( )
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This fellow's wise enough to play the fool, And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood on whom he jests, The quality of persons, and the time; And like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. This is a practice As full of labour as a wise man's art . . .
—William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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For the aptly named Nathanael Wayland, Anglo-Saxon trickster and the only man in the Bible to crack a joke.
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The fog lay close over San Francisco the morning the homeless gathered in the park to cremate Theophilus.
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THE SECOND BOOK IN THE KATE MARTINELLI MYSTERY SERIES When a band of homeless people cremate a beloved dog in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the authorities are willing to overlook a few broken regulations. But three weeks later, when the dog's owner gets the same fiery send-off, the San Francisco Police Department has a real headache on its hands. The autopsy suggests homicide, but Inspector Kate Martinelli and her partner, Al Hawkin, have little else to go on: a homeless victim with no positive ID, a group of witnesses with little love forthe cops, and a possible suspect, known only as Brother Erasmus, who proves both articulate and impossible to understand. Erasmus, has a genius for blending with his surroundings, yet he stands out wherever he goes. He is by no means crazy--but he is a Fool. Kate begins the frustrating task of interrogating a man who communicates only through quotations. In Laurie R. King'sTo Play the Fool, trying to learn something of his history leads Kate along a twisting road to a disbanded cult, long-buried secrets, the thirst for spirituality, and the hunger for bloody vengeance.
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They have an unidentified victim known only as John, a bunch of homeless witnesses with varying mental illnesses, and a mysterious character known as Brother Erasmus. Brother Erasmus is a beloved character among the homeless and also well-known across the bay at Berkeley's Graduate Theological Union, and among the entertainers at Fisherman's Wharf. He is a man of mystery who only speaks in quotations.
Interviewing him is an exercise in frustration for Kate and Al. But as they try to uncover his past, they discover information about the defunct Fools' Movement and a tragic past. There was a lot about the religious implications of being a Fool which was intriguing.
Kate and Lee are still dealing with the aftereffects of Lee's shooting which ended the previous book as Lee is in therapy to overcome her paralysis. Kate had been on leave to help her; this is only her second case since she's been back as an active homicide detective.
The characters were all intriguing. I loved the setting of the story. It was also an engaging mystery. (